Dear colleagues,
the 11th International Mine Water Association Congress “Mine Water - Managing the Challenges” will take place from 4th to 11th September 2011 in Aachen, Germany.
At the beginning of the 2nd decade of the century you will contribute to an exchange of ideas and opinions of upcoming challenges in the field of mine water and to share expertises. You will stay in a region which has seen a long history of metal and hard coal mining and is still a major producer of energy from lignite mining for the wealth of the society. The industry has encountered major challenges in mining the deepest open pits in Europe placed in a densely populated part of the continent. Welcome to a week of joining perspectives, knowledge and personal experience in all aspects of water and its relation to active mining.
Aachen is the city of the leading technical university of Germany and has itself a history dating back to Roman times. Aachen may be known to several of you by the name of Aix-la-Chapelle, Aken or Aquisgrana. So take your time to enjoy your stay in a historic city, which is famous for its cathedral being a UNESCO world heritage.
The organizing committee invites you to send your abstracts of max. 300 words covering one of the following key topics:
1. Water issues in open pit mining
2. Water issues in underground mining
3. Recharging aquifers
4. Mines and geothermal energy
5. Water issues in coalbed methane, coal gasification and underground carbon dioxide storage
6. Water issues in tight gas production
7. Flow and transport modelling
8. Acid mine drainage – processes and treatment
9. Ecology of pit lakes
10. Water issues in abandoned mines
11. Mine water and legal aspects
Please submit your contributions until the 31st March 2011, by signing into the conferences official website, where you will find detailed instructions on the procedure of submission and general information on the conference:
http://www.IMWA2011.info An international scientific committee will review your abstract and select a certain number for full paper submission.
For further information and open questions please contact us:
info@IMWA2011.infoWe all look forward to seeing you in Aachen in September 2011.
Glückauf!
Thomas R. Rüde